Goldfield Battle for Lightweight Title Stirs Nevada Heat
In Goldfield Nevada two fighters meet under Nevada law for the lightweight championship with a $30 000 purse. The white challenger Battling Nelson and the black challenger Gans attract widespread public interest and expert bets in a timeless clash of skill endurance and nerve.
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Boston Fans Rally as 18 000 Pack Huntington Stadium
Frederic P. OConnell notes Boston’s baseball fever as 18 000 fans attend a September game, boosting the Nationals’ chances. The Americans begin their last home stretch, with New York set for Oct 6 7, and Boston aims to win two games behind pitching from Young Dineen and Tannehill.
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Nelson Gans bout offers record purse in Goldfield
The Nelson versus Gans lightweight fight in Goldfield Nevada promises the largest real-money purse ever. A total of thirty thousand dollars is placed in reliable hands with twenty thousand to Nelson and ten thousand to the opponent, to be paid after the bout.
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Jim Corbett
Charley Mitchell
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Joe Gans Confident Ahead of Goldfield Bout
Joe Gans declares readiness and fairness in a stated fight with Nelson, promising square play, no excuses, and no foul wins. He vows to be knocked out before defeat and hints at future challenges including Britt if victorious.
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Boston Post
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Battling Nelson Vows Fierce Fight in Goldfield Bout
In Goldfield on September 2 Battling Nelson promises a brutal showing against Joe Gans. He boasts of fighting to the center of the ring and insists the match may last an hour in the sun. Nelson says he will give Goldfield fans their money's worth and cites Herman Britt or McGovern as future opponents if victorious.
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Largest purses in boxing history cited in 1897 report
In Carson City on March 17, 1897 a $15 000 purse plus a $10 000 side bet marked a landmark moving picture rights sale. The article notes the Jeffries versus Corbett San Francisco bout paid $27 000 and cites Colma statistics for Britt and Nelson as about $18 000, suggesting Gans and Nelson contend for the largest ever offered and paid.
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Goldfield Eyes $200000 Nelson Gans Fight Boom
Goldfield profits from the Nelson Gans bout rise to at least 100000 with tickets excluded. Goldfield expected ultimate profits may reach 300000 as Tex Rickard forecasts a $200000 fight boom drawing crowds to the gambling hub. Fortunes swing at the tables as wealthy Easterners flock to the city.
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Women to witness Gans Nelson fight in Goldfield
In Goldfield Nevada September 2 despite ministers warning women will lose church standing many will attend the Gans Nelson bout. A arena section is reserved for women and escorts while men protest the arrangement recalling John L Sullivan’s line that a fight is no place for a lady.
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Gans Nelson bout tops Goldfield boxing card this season
Boxing forecast shows Gans versus Nelson as the season’s major event with wide crowds expected at Goldfield. The Chelsea show features Honey Mellody against Joe Thomas in a 15 round welterweight bout while Pythian Rinks expects the largest Chelsea gathering yet and will wire in full rounds report from Goldfield.
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Boxing Gossip Preview: Ten Bouts Set for Labor Day
Today features a packed boxing slate with Gans against Battling Nelson in Goldfield and Mellody facing Joe Thomas in Chelsea. Other matches include Sullivan versus Dougherty in Butte and Attell versus Carsey in Davenport as Labor Day kicks off the pugilistic season.
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Portland
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Jack Calligan
Indianapolis
Brookline Athlete Leonard Aechtler Dies After Illness
Leonard G. Aechtler, a Brookline young athlete and Brookline High School graduate, died at his home on Washington Street after a long illness. Heart trouble was listed as the cause of death.
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Irish American Boston New York Teams In 24 Hour Race
Writhing pace at midnight opens a 24 hour cycle race at Revere track. Teams Irish American Boston and New York set fast early laps and miles as they brace for a long contest expected to test endurance through the night.
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Logan
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Coffey
New York
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Menus Bedell
Connolly
Irish-Amer
Revere
Harvard Crew Sets Fast Time Stirs English Alarm
Harvard eight completes four and a quarter miles from Putney bridge to the ship in 18 minutes 47 seconds tying the Cambridge Oxford record and prompting English oarsmen to fear a Yankee victory next Saturday. The crew faced a slow start but finished strong while critics praise the effort and anticipate improvement for the Cambridge race.
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Nine Eight-Oared Crews Enter Regatta On Charles
The Labor Day regatta of the New England Association of Amateur Oarsmen draws nine eight-oared entries from East Boston Rowing Association West Lynn Boat Club Rockrimmon Boat Club St Alphonsus Riverside and Columbian crews. Events include intermediate junior and senior four oared and senior eight oared plus junior eight oared crews with racing starting at 10 o'clock and officials named Hireforee McGrath Fhelan Smiddy Flynn Reardon Lill Healy and Delano.
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Big Entry List for Scottish Clans Games at Caledonian Grove
The picnic and games at Caledonian Grove promise a great day as the largest entry list yet received. Local teams face champions from New Jersey in a tug of war while the parade of entrants moves through town before the grove festivities begin with games for members.
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